A Minister's Ghost - Fever Devilin, Bk 3 Author:Phillip DePoy Fever Devilin is a folklorist who fled the fevered halls of academia to return home to the Blue Mountain region of the Georgia Appalachians and a hopefully quiet life. While on a trip collecting folklore, Fever spots an apparition at a railroad crossing. Such visions are traditionally omens of evil, and when he returns home he finds his fears ar... more »e accurate: his friend Lucinda's two nieces have been killed in a suspicious accident. As he consoles Lucinda, Fever promises to investigate the girls' deaths. His promise leads him through a maze of train-hopping drifters, old ghost stories, and the wild ravings of an itinerant preacher-as he attempts to uncover the truth behind the tales that are told and the visions that are seen.« less
Shannon K. (peche) reviewed A Minister's Ghost (Fever Devilin, Bk 3) on
Discovered this book at Goodwill and almost didn't buy it. Glad I did. The book's plot is original and immediately engaging. The setting in north Georgia is spot-on. The characters, even some of the 'bad guys', are eminently likeable. Phillip DePoy keeps you guessing until the very end who the bad guys really are. Or are there any? And is there a ghost?
I enjoyed this book. It had a slow start, but in the second half of the book the pace and the nature of the plot changes. Good if you don't have to have all the ends tied up.